Railway



.. M. A. PATT-ON.

RAILWAY,

APPLICATIONv FILED JAN- 27, I921- q Patented Apr. 26,1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

UNITED STATES.

MATHIAS A. PATTON, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

RAILWAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

Application filed January 27, 1921. 7 Serial No. 440,472.

To all whom z'tmay concern: 1

Be it known that I, MATEIAS n. PA'rroN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Railway, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway constructions, it being the primary object of the invention to provide a track having means cooperating with pinions carried by a car, for increasing the gripping action between the car and track, thereby enabling a car equipped with a device constructed in ac cordance with the present invention, to read ily ascend a steep grade, when the tractive power is insuflicient to move the car over the grade.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be applied to the usual power wheel of a car now in use, and one which may be readily and easily moved into operation at the will of the operator.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a fragmental side elevational view of a car and track associated therewith, the same being constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. v2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a truck.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 designates the supporting posts of an elevated railway, which have the stringers 6, supported on the upper ends thereof, which stringers provide supports for the cross ties 7 of the track construction, and to which cross ties are secured the usual rails 8.

An auxiliary rail indicated at: 9 is also supported by the ends of the ties and extends longitudinally of the rails 8, at both ends of the ties, the rails 9 being of constructions to embrace portions of the ends of the ties 7, there being provided securing rods 10 passing through the rails 9 at points between, predetermined ties, for holding the rails 9 against movement.

The reference character 11 designates the body of a car, which is supplied with the usual truck including side rails 12, which are supported by the axles 13 and 14 respectively, the axles accommodating the usual wheels 15 that are secured thereto, it being obvious that suitable means not shown is provided for imparting rotary movement to the power wheels of the truck.

The axle 13 is shown as relatively long and accommodates the wheel 15 which is of a diameter to normally engage the rail 9 associated therewith. Supported adjacent to the wheel 15, is a pinion 16 that is also mounted on the axle 13 to move therewith, the teeth of the pinion 16 being in mesh with the teeth of the pinion 17, when the device is moved into operative position.

Associated with the pinion 17 is a wheel 18, the wheel and pinion being supported by means of the movable bracket 19 that has one end pivotally connected to the depending arms 20 as at 21, the opposite end of the bracket having pivotal connection with the eccentric 22 as at 23, which eccentric is sup ported in a suitable opening formed in the depending arm 24, so that movement of the eccentric will operate to move the bracket member, causing the pinions 16 and 17 to move into mesh with each other to impart rotary movement of the pinion 16 to the pinion 17 and wheel 18, which wheel 18 is simultaneously clamped under the rail 9 associated therewith.

A suitable operating rod indicated at 25 has its ends disposed in suitable bearings formed in the truck, and as shown this rod has an offset portion 26 which is connected with the controlling lever 27 so that movement of the lever 27 will operate to rotate the rod 25, it being understood that the cam mechanism 22 is carried at one end of the rod 25.

What I claim as new is 1. In combination with a track having auxiliary rails, a car including a truck, axles supporting the truck, wheels on the axles, one of said axles beingrelatively long and carrying a wheel on one end thereof, a pinion carried by the latter axle, a bracket member supported adjacent to the pinion, said bracket adapted to move with respect to the axles, a wheel and pinion carried by the bracket, the latter Wheels adapted to move over the auxiliary rail sections, and means for moving the pinions into cooperative relation With each other.

2. In combination with a track having auxiliary rails, a car including 'a truck, axles for supporting the truck, wheels mounted on the axles, a Wheel mounted on the extended end of one axle, and having a pinion associated therewith, a movable bracket member mounted on the truck, a wheel and pinion carried by the bracket member, the last mentioned Wheel contacting with the auxiliary rails, and means for moving the last mentioned Wheel into and out of engagement with the auxiliary raile.

3. In combination with a track having auxiliary rails, truck moving on the trad ,deoendin arms arried h the truck axles for supporting the truck, Wheels on the axles, one of said axles carrying a Wheel on. one end thereoi, a pinion associated with said wheel, a bracket member having one end pivotally connected to a depending arm, the opposite end having pivotal. connection with the opposite arm, an eccentric having connection with th bracket for moving the same, a Wheel and pinion carried by the bracket, and said pinion adapted to mesh with the first mentioned pinion to move the latter Wheel.

4t. In combination with a rack having anxiliai'y rails, a truck adapted to move on the track, a Wheel supported J the truck, and

adanted to move on the an): u '"y rail, U he truck ar 1 adapted to go the under fjltlO oi the auiiiliary rans,

s ioimoving ti 7 ullv V t mentioned e an out oi; operation.

! as my own, l l ture in the pre MAPHIAS A. Witnesses SJANLEY A. HANKs,

Ben J. Honrron.

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